Barrel-chime.



NETE@ @TA PATENT @EMME CARL H. WEGNER, GEORG A. LOESCHER, AND BENNETT PLOWBJIGHT, OF MENASHA,

WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO MENASHA COOPERAGE COMPANY, OF MENASHA., WIS- CONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSN.

BARREL-OHIIVIE.

Speciation o Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

Application led December 1, 1915. Serial No. 64,461.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, CARL H. WEGNER, GEORGE A. Lonsonnn, and BENNETT PLOW- nrcrrr, citizens of the United States, residing at the city of Menasha, county of `VVvinnebago, and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Barrel-Chimes, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in that class of barrels for which Letters Patent No. 1104351 were issued to Otto B. Emmrich, July 21, 1914. -Prior to the issue of said patent it was common to extend the side walls of barrels of this class past the respective heads of such barrels. By the improvements, however, shown in said patent and in this application the barrels are provided at their respective ends with a separate metallic chime member, which member not only serves the purpose of a chime hoop but also serves to shield and protect the heads and ends of the barrels, whereby the liability of the ends of the barrel becoming broken is avoided.

Heretofore said Achime members have, as shown in said patent, been formed of thin metal in two separate pieces which were thereafter secured together leaving a hollow space within such member. By our present improvement, however, such chime members are each formed of solid metal in a single piece, whereby they are not only much stronger but the expense of construction has been greatly reduced.

Our present invention also pertains to the construction of the chime grooves and to that portion of the heads which enter said grooves, whereby the liability of the barrel leaking at such point is avoided.

Our invention is further explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-' Figure 1 represents a side view of a barrel part in vertical section provided with our improvement.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the barrel.

Fig. 3 is a detail showing the upper part of a portion of a barrel in vertical section preparatory to attaching the chime member thereto, and

Fig. 4 represents a portion of the upper part of a barrel showing theA chime member as it appears in the act of attaching the same to the barrel.

Like parts are identified by the same reference numerals throughout the several views.

The sides of the barrel 1 are of ordinary construction. 2 are the heads. The sides of the barrel are provided with a chime groove 3, which preparatory to inserting the head 2 is rectangular in shape, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4, while the head 2 is provided `with a projecting flange 4, the lower corner of which is tapered, as indicated at 5 in Fig. 4, whereby when the heads are in place the lower corner 6 of the chime groove is forced down by the tapered surface 5 of the head, whereby a tight joint is formed between said head and sides. Bach of the chime members 6 is provided with a plurality of apertures 7 for the reception of the upper ends of the. metallic plates 8, and each metallic plate 8 is provided near one end with an aperture 9 for the reception of the staple 10. One of the prongs of the staple 1() is inserted through said aperture 9, when said staple is driven firmly into the exterior surface, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4. The member 8 is formed of flexible material and it is first secured to the surface of the barrel, as

shown in Fig. 8, before the chime member 6 is attached. When, however, the chimemember 6 is attached to the barrel one end of the member 8 is inserted through said aperture 7, as shown in Fig. 4, when said chime members 6 are driven down firmly over the respective ends of the barrel, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 4. When the member 6 has been driven in place said member S is curved over toward the center of the barrel, as shown in Fig. 1, when it serves to hold said chime member 6 securely in place around the respective ends of the barrel. When the members 8 have been thus turned over and driven down against the chime member the surplus metal, if any, may be severed by a cold chisel and hammer. By thus connectingvthe several members 8 to the surfaceof the barrel by staples 10 they are securely retained in place, as each staple 10 engages the staves at two separate points 11, 11,'whereby the liability of the members becoming loose is reduced to the minimum.

It will, of course, be understood that the member Gnot only serves the purpose of a chime hoop, as stated, to retain the side walls of a barrel in close contact with the respective heads but such chime member also serves the additional purpose of protecting the respective ends of the barrel.

It will be understood that the chime member 6 is provided near its upper edge with an annular shoulder 7 for the reception of a driving tool which is placed on said shoulder as said chime member 6. is driven down by the strokes of a hammer or other instrument on said shoulder 7, By the construction shown in said Patent No. 1,104,351 the upper edge of the chime member Was made hollow and consequently such chime menibcr could not be driven by the strokes of a hammer applied to its upper edge without crushing such upper edge, while by forming such chime member of solid metal the annular shoulder 7 may be readily formed therein. p Having thus described our invention What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

'1. In a device of the described class, the combination of the side Wall of` a barrel, provided at each end With a chime groove, straight barrel heads extending across and secured at their marginal edges with said chime grooves at the respective ends of said side wall, a pair of annular chime members, each chime member being formed of a single piece of'solid metal, and means for retaining said solid chime members upon the respec- Ytiveends of a barrel.

2. In a device of the described class, the combination of an annular member, provided at its ends With chime grooves, barrel heads extending across and secured within said chime grooves at the respective ends of said member, a pair of annular chime members, each provided -with'a plurality of apertures, aplurality of flexible members, each provided at one end with an aperture for the reception of a staple, and staples, one leg of4 Copies of thispatent may be obtained for each of said staples being located in the aperture of one of said liexible members, both ends of said staple being driven into the exterior surface of said annular member, the opposite end of each fiexible member being inserted through one of the apertures of a chime member and turned down against one side of said aperture, whereby said chime member is securely retained in place.

Y 3. In a device of the described class, the combination of an annular member, provided at its respective ends with a chime groove, barrel heads extending across and secured Within the chime grooves at the respective ends of said member, a pair of annular chime members, each chime member being formed of solid metal, and means for retaining said solid chime members upon the respective ends of said annular member, the respective ends of said annular member being provided with a rectangular chime groove while the portion of the heads engaging said grooves is provided upon one side with a beveled corner adapted as said chime members are driven in place to bear against and compress the corners of said rectangular grooves, whereby a tight joint is formed between said heads and the contiguous surface of said grooves, substantially as set forth.

4. In a device of the described class, the combination with the respective ends of a barrel, of a chime member formed of a single' piece of solid metal and provided at its outer edge with an annular shoulder for the ieception of a driving tool by which said chime member is driven firmly in place upon the respective ends of said barrel.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

CARL H. VEGNER. GEORGE A. LOESCHER. BENNETT PLOW RIGHT.

Witnesses:

JOHN G. WALTER, HARRY E. BULLARD.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

